Re: gEDA-user: next PCB release - 1.99za vs 4.0

["Bert Timmerman" <bert.timmerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all, 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Paddock
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:52 PM
> To: gEDA user mailing list
> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: next PCB release - 1.99za vs 4.0
> 
> On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Jonathon Schrader 
> <jlschrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >  That is, a footprint (such as the battery mount mentioned 
> previously) with a requirement not to place any parts > 
> between the tabs, but traces are fine?
> 
> It would be good to be able to say "place no component thicker than X"
> in this area.  Consider case clearances. "Why didn't you tell 
> me you drive a #6 bolt through the case to hold the board in 
> place? It is not on any of the prints!" :-(
> 

Maybe you could add an attribute to an element defining the height.

Something like: Attribute ("element_height=", "5 mm")

And write a plugin for parsing all elements and exporting this (and other)
attribute as key-value pairs to whatever file (format) you can think of for
further processing (mechanical DRC).

Kind regards,

Bert Timmerman



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